The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-28
POINTS FOR LADIES.
Numerous Hints ON Dress and Fashion -
the MIdsum mer Season.

the Midsummer Season.
Crocheted skirts in pale blue. white-
pink o. garnet are pretty for little
girls wear. They may be made In
shell design or they may be joined 10 p
yoke band of MORE silk.
Outdoor dresses and wraps have ex-
ceedingly high collars. lined with
stiffest buckram, and coming up close
under the chin, after the uncomfort-
able fashion of the old milissry stock.
A novelty in gentlemcn's rings is =
fine nugget, Roman gold. set with
sapphire, hyacinth or garnet inta Clio
anOthcr-s seal rin.-has con cave
top of Roman gold. with crest en-
graved.
The immense. Louis QIatOrze collars
of lace are now completed by en-
tremely deep cuffs of lace. set on the
tight wristed sleeve in such way thaC
they can be removed with the sleeve:
itself.
The polonaise. which promised to be-
leading favorite during the season.,
has not attained the position marked
out for it, yet lit is largely worn and has
the approval of the leaders of fashion,
Pugs. once the fashion. have now be-
come the sole and certain badge of an
cient maidenhoed. No girl who wishes.
to be taken as bssking on the sunny
side of forty will be seen within 4 mile.
of y pug.
Fashion has decread positively that
Young girls must not wear bOnnets~
The restriction will not be very severe
ly felt for it needs an expert nowadays
to- decide whether any particular shapA
Is a hat or bonnet.
A new silver match box is made i'm
exact imitation OF s cigar. faithfully
copied even To the VEINS of the wrap
per and the label wrapped about them.
Another is miniature folded newspa-
| dor in white and black enamel.
Fashionable rustic flower pins consist
of sprays of roses. daisies or other pop
ular flowers. with leaves of chased green.
gold and petals of yellow gold in the,
same finish. each twined around one or
two smooth polished twigs.
Roller skates. George Washin gton.
hatchets, Jake Sharp milk bottles,
Speaker Hustled scarf pins. bulldog pis--
tolls and game roosttrs made of Germ~n
silver, and equipped with IL cigar cutter,
are the newest fancy in charms.
A combined watch chain. pen and
penholder and bottle of ink, is shown.
This. device is of French origin. BY
pulling cn the chain it stifenS out into
a penholder fully equipped. The
charm on the end has small reservoir
! of ink.
Sofa pillows, foot-rcsts. banner1ts:
anil screens are made OF stamped vel
vet or velveteen. painted in light tints
or in water colors The slightest pos,
sible knowledge of painting is requisite,
for the art consists simply in coloring
the floral design delicately in colors
suitable to their forms. Leaves should
be in rather paler tints than nature or
ders.
Two, and even three, studs are now
worn in full dress. and the correct thing
is mcOnstOneS. with plain, narrow set
tings. A charming device for studs is
that of Il moOnstone flower with q fine
diamond in the center. A modest and
popular stud has Il white enamelrd.
linen finish set with diamonds, rubiesr
sapphjres or in cinths. Collar buttons
are shown to match the above designs
The newest styles in scarf pins are
very small and include flies, spiders
and others Of the insect tribes, with
luminous eyes, wings and backs OF
pearls. diamonds or rubies. A dainty
pin is shown of opalS in Il cluster Of
diamonds. A brilliant pin and des-
tined to be very popular is set with
! jacinths and diamonds. A most unique
phi, displays 4 flower of moonstone set
with diamonds.
A novel butterfly ornament now in
use-a jeweled insect, with two curved
! sharp pointed prongS that release thoir
hold when the wings are clOscd-scems-
| almost as volatile and nOmadic Is the
little insect it represents. Now 1t Is
seen as if alighting upon some part Of
| the bodice, next IL is found engaged in
the useful occupation of securing the
lace around the throat OF performing,
the functions of IN ordinary breastpin,,
and then we find it calmly pcrcheR
upon the head of ono of the popular
shell hairpins. grOoved to receive the
claw-likc prongs.-N. 7. Herald.